City profile · Turkmenistan · Asia
Balkanabat
City population
87,822
#6
in Turkmenistan
#2
in Balkan
#6,566
worldwide
39.511, 54.367 · 389 km from Ashgabat
About Balkanabat
Balkanabat is a city in Balkan, Turkmenistan with a population of 87,822. It is the 6th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkmenistan, and the 6,566th largest worldwide. It lies 389 km from Ashgabat.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 7
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Ashgabat
Coordinates
39.511, 54.367
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 35 in TurkmenistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.